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Mercifully, the 2018 Florida legislative session came to an end March 11th in a rare Sunday conclusion. The only remaining bills to be considered were the $87B-2018 budget, and the tax package -- both easily passed each House. The tax package was signed by Governor Scott, as was the $83B state budge...

The drafting error in the U.S. Tax Cuts & Jobs Act that moved leasehold improvement property—as well as restaurant and retail property—from a 15-year depreciation schedule to a 39-year one is getting some much-deserved attention. All three property types were combined into &ldqu...

The 2021 International Code Council (ICC) code development process kicked off last month with the Committee Action Hearings focusing on building and fire codes. The BOMA International codes team attended the hearings to ensure that the interests of commercial real estate were well represente...

Since the U.S. Congress passed historic tax reform late last year, a number of drafting errors and oversights have been discovered in the legislation. Depreciation on qualified leasehold improvements, previously given a permanent 15-year life in 2015, reverted to a 39-year timeline due to an error.
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